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4 unusual facts about Babylon 5: The Gathering


And the Sky Full of Stars

This episode has great significance, as it is the first time that Jeffrey Sinclair begins to move towards understanding his missing 24 hours (mentioned in The Gathering) and realizing the role his identity means he must play, in the future and the past.

The episode title is derived from a line from Babylon 5s pilot: "…and the sky was full of stars, and every star was an exploding ship — one of ours."

Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

A Call To Arms (1999) is the fourth feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe (not including the pilot, The Gathering).

Psi Corps

By the time of the pilot movie, Babylon 5: The Gathering, the Corps has degenerated to the point where many potential and former members prefer a life on-the-run as rogue psychics (referred to by the Corps as blips) to the safety and comfort of living and working under its wing.


Adam Nimoy

His credits include episodes of NYPD Blue, The Practice, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5, Sliders, Gilmore Girls, and The Outer Limits where he directed his father in the episode "I Robot".

André Coimbra

André Coimbra used to be a professional Magic: The Gathering player and now is a professional poker player, member of PokerStars Team Online.

Babylon 5: Legions of Fire – Out of the Darkness

Thus Londo's ex-wife Mariel, who tried to poison him in episode Soul Mates of the TV series, is now a much pampered wife of Prime Minister Durla.

Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers

As the Shadow War ended, hundreds of civilizations were devastated.

Babylon 5: To Dream in the City of Sorrows

It was written by Kathryn M. Drennan, who also wrote the television series episode By Any Means Necessary and was then the wife of Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski.

Bagna càuda

The US television series Babylon 5 episode "A Distant Star" featured Michael Garibaldi's effort to smuggle the ingredients for the dish onto the space station in defiance of doctor's orders.

Brian Selden

Brian Selden (born in 1980 in San Diego, California) was the winner of the 1998 Magic: The Gathering World Championship.

Bruce Seth Green

His credits include Knight Rider, "V", Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Babylon 5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Not related to Buffy actor Seth Green; on occasion, some sources confuse them.), Angel, Dawson’s Creek, Gilmore Girls, Law & Order, Diagnosis Murder, Baywatch, Highlander and other series.

Carol Heyer

She is known for her work on the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.

Christopher Neame

Neame is one of the few actors to have appeared in Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Star Trek, Babylon 5, and Earth 2.

Dirk Baberowski

Dirk Baberowski is one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players.

Draal

Draal is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played first by Louis Turenne and later by John Schuck.

Earth–Minbari War

John Sheridan had his crew seeded several nearby asteroids with a trio of two-megaton tactical nuclear warheads, then sent out a distress call to lure the Black Star back to their position.

Eyal Gordin

Before working in the television series Babylon 5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Freaks and Geeks.

Felicity Waterman

She has also appeared in other TV series such as Babylon 5 (as "Kelsey" in "Mind War", 1994), SeaQuest DSV, Ellen, Northern Exposure, Weird Science and La Femme Nikita, and in direct-to-video movies including Unlawful Passage, Lena's Holiday, and Miracle Beach.

Flavor text

Flavor text was popularized by the dossiers of 1980s toys, primarily G.I. Joe filecards and Transformers tech-specs, but is now more commonly associated with games such as Magic: The Gathering.

G'Kar

G'Kar is a fictional character, played by Andreas Katsulas, in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.

Greenhills School

Students are also encouraged to start a club of their interest, such as the Harry Potter Club, Magic: The Gathering Club, Horse Club, an a capella Group, an Ultimate (Sport) team, and Photography Club.

Indyfans and the Quest for Fortune and Glory

In 1995 he played the character Bobby Fricker in the film Now and Then, followed by his role as Josiah in Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996), the young version of the character James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), and the character of Young Kevin in Free Enterprise (1998).

Itaru Ishida

In addition to his Grand Prix success, Ishida had success in the teams format, with second place finishes at Pro Tour Seattle 2004 and at the Master Series in Tokyo (2001) and Osaka (2002).

Jeff Corey

His best-known science fiction appearances were in "O.B.I.T.", an episode of The Outer Limits; "The Cloud Minders", a third-season episode of Star Trek, in which he played High Advisor Plasus; and "Z'ha'dum", the third-season finale of Babylon 5, in which he played Justin, and as Caspay in Beneath the Planet of the Apes.

Jens Thorén

That season, he also finished second in the Player of the Year race to Kai Budde.

Jesús Salvador Treviño

Most notably, Treviño has directed a number of episodes from the television series Resurrection Blvd., Babylon 5, Crusade, Bones, Star Trek: Voyager, seaQuest DSV, Crossing Jordan, Third Watch and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Jody Samson

He designed and built the weapons for the films First Knight, The Mask of Zorro, Blade, Batman & Robin, Babylon 5, and Batman Forever.

Judson Scott

Other guest appearances include Mission: Impossible (as Ernst Graff in "The Legacy") Voyagers!, The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team, Babylon 5 (as "Knight One" in "And the Sky Full of Stars", 1994), Charmed (as "Necron" in episodes "A Witches Tale" 1 & 2) and The X-Files and The Greatest American Hero (as Dack Hampton in the episode "Rock 'n' Roll").

Kazuki Takahashi

Originally intended as a one-shot in the manga's episodic introduction of new games, the game was named "Magic and Wizards" as a reference to the card game Magic: The Gathering and its publishing company Wizards of the Coast (the card game's name was changed to "Duel Monsters" in the anime adaptations).

Lennier

Lennier is a character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bill Mumy.

Magic: The Gathering – Tactics

Magic: The Gathering – Tactics is an online turn-based strategy game developed by Sony Online Entertainment, and based on the Magic: The Gathering trading card game series.

Matthew Gideon

Captain Matthew Gideon is a character in the fictional universe of the television series Babylon 5, played by Gary Cole.

Mike Turian

Michael Turian is a successful professional player of Magic: The Gathering.

Mike Vejar

Michael "Mike" Laurence Vejar (born June 25, 1943 in Los Angeles, California) is an American television director, with directing credits on the four most recent Star Trek series, as well as directing other notable series, such as Zorro, Babylon 5, MacGyver, The Dead Zone, The X-Files and Jeremiah.

In Babylon 5 episode "The Geometry of Shadows" he is credited as director, 'Mike Laurence Vejar'.

Morgan Clark

Sheridan and his forces, however, were able to destroy the defense platforms before they fired; Sheridan was prepared to ram the final platform (targeting North America's eastern seaboard) with his badly damaged ship, but the EAS Apollo (previously fighting against Sheridan) appeared, then destroyed the platform and save Sheridan's life ("Endgame").

Romas Kukalis

Kukalis also illustrated seven cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.

Scott Adams

An avid fan of the science fiction TV series Babylon 5, he appeared in the season 4 episode "Moments of Transition" as a character named "Mr. Adams," who hires former head of security Michael Garibaldi to locate his megalomaniacal dog and cat.

Shouta Yasooka

Shouta gained fifty-two Pro points through the season placing him in joint seventh place in the 2011 Pro Tour Player of the Year standings, alongside Yuuya Watanabe and Josh Utter-Leyton.

Space dock

During the events of the movie A Call to Arms, the Excalibur and the Victory were shown in the dry dock facilities in which they were constructed.

Stephen Daniele

He has also produced artwork for other games including Extreme Vengeance (Archangel Entertainment), Sovereign Stone (Sovereign Press, Inc), and Hollow Earth Expedition (Exile Studios), and illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.

Tim Choate

On television, he played Zathras on Babylon 5 and had a recurring role on Newhart, as well as appearing in several TV movies, notably Child in the Night (1990), and guesting on shows including The Practice, Diagnosis: Murder and The Bold and the Beautiful.

Tucker Smallwood

On television, he has been a regular and made guest appearances on many series, including Space: Above and Beyond, Millennium, Babylon 5, The X-Files, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Murphy Brown, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Friends, and The Sarah Silverman Program.

Virini

Virini is a character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5 played by Damian London.

WarpOS

WarpOS had two housekeeping tasks named Defiant and Babylon5, thought to be named after the USS Defiant from Star Trek DS9 and Babylon 5, its developers being science fiction fans.

Well of Souls

In Thirdspace, a made-for-TV episode of the science fiction series Babylon 5, the Vorlons attempt to connect with what they believe to be their own Well of Souls by building a special kind of jumpgate.

Wild Man Fischer

In the 1980s, Fischer worked with Art and Artie Barnes (actually Bill Mumy, of Lost in Space/Babylon 5 fame, and Robert Haimer), to produce two albums, Pronounced Normal (1981) and Nothing Scary (1984).

Zathras

Zathras is a race of characters in the science fiction television series Babylon 5, all portrayed by Tim Choate.


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